Archer, Whyte and Phlox arrived at the position where Cooper and Stevenson were waiting, still watching the settlement from the trees so they wouldn't be spotted.

"Anything?" Archer asked as he moved closer to them.

"They look exactly like us sir. But we haven't seen any of the other away team." Cooper replied as he passed the field glasses to Archer so he could have a look at the town.

"Captain. I'm detecting one human bio-sign in a building not far from here." The Denobulan doctor reported after taking scans of the settlement.

"Where?"

Phlox took a second to work out from his scans which building he was to show to the Captain. "That one." He finally said pointing to a building that was 5 stories high.

"We think that building might be a hospital of some sorts. We've been watching people go in with injuries and others come out with something to show that they have been treated." Replied Stevenson as Archer looked at a couple of people walking into the building. "That's most likely Ensign Sato in there." He added, thinking about the amount of blood that had been left in the pod.

"What do you want us to do sir?" Cooper asked as he watched the expressions on his captain's face. He was definitely trying to think of a plan, but it didn't look at though he was having much luck. He finally looked up at the sky… it was beginning to darken.

"We'll wait until it's dark, and then get in there… see if we can find her." Archer replied. The five men all shuffled around into a more comfortable position ready to move when Archer gave the order, but for now… it was just sit in silence and wait. Archer handed the field glasses back to Cooper and he continued to observe the town.

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Darkness came quicker than the team expected. Most of the lights on the building that was their target had been turned off.

Archer looked at his officers and gave a slight nod, and they all got up. They silently crept into the town staying as much as they could in the shadows.

When they reached the hospital building Archer took a quick glance in through a window. From there he could see a desk with two people sitting at it. Silently the quintet moved round to the back of the building. They found a back door and opened it.

Directly in front of them was a flight of stairs… there was nowhere else for them to go, so they began to climb up them. By the time they had reached the 4th flight of stairs Phlox called them to a halt.

"The bio-sign is on this floor captain."

Archer nodded and Cooper went over to the door that led out onto the main floor of the hospital. He opened it and carefully looked both ways down the corridor. It seemed completely empty. He fully opened the door and nodded to the rest of them that all was clear.

They all looked around them, waiting for Phlox to tell them which way to go. He pointed to go left down the corridor.

Footsteps were suddenly heard and the team quickly ducked into a storage room, Cooper having to pull Phlox in to prevent him being seen by whoever it was walking down the corridor.

The footsteps got louder and louder as the person came near… Archer was holding his breath, and so was his three security officers. Then the footsteps began to fade as the person walked past and continued down the corridor. They all then breathed again. They were safe for now.

Silently Whyte opened the storage room door to check all was clear… and it was… they quickly got out of the room and hurriedly walked down the corridor. Stevenson very quietly closed the door behind him and ran to catch up with the others who were by now already turning the corner.

They continued to search the floor for the bio-sign and finally they came to the room.

"In here." Phlox silently said. Archer looked through the small window in the door to see who was in there. As soon his eyes laid on the sleeping form of Hoshi he quickly scrambled to open the door and get into the room. Phlox, Whyte, Cooper and Stevenson all quickly filed into the room.

"Hoshi?" Archer whispered as he gently sat on the bed next to her, hoping to wake her up. Phlox stood the other side of the bed and ran some scans of her. Archer was half expecting his expressions to be that of worry, but instead they were expressions of satisfaction.

"They seem to have healed her nicely." He said as he put his scanner into his pocket.

"Hoshi?" Archer whispered again, this time a little louder. This time the young woman began to stir. She opened her eyes and they took a few seconds to register who was sitting over her.

"Captain?"

"How are you feeling?"

"I feel fine." She replied as she began to sit up. Archer helped her to move.

"We're here to get you back to the ship."

"What about the others?"

"We don't know where they are." Cooper replied as he moved away from the door from being on look out. "Someone's coming!" He quickly reported. Giving hand signals to each of his men he managed to get them hidden around the small room. Cooper and Phlox hid in the on-suite bathroom. Whyte cramped himself into the corner behind the door and crouched on the floor. Stevenson had managed to squeeze himself into the wardrobe. Archer slide under the bed and waited for a few seconds. At that moment the door opened and the lights were turned on.

"You must be getting stronger Hoshi for you be sitting up on your own." Said the doctor as he moved over to her, checking the monitors as he did. Hoshi didn't respond to his question as she was stillfeeling quite sleepy.